The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-05-07


the Wisconsin Midland railroad to this
section is a settled fact. And to look at
il from n sensible stand point, the man
agement Of that road could not con-
scientiously traverse this northern coun-
try and not pass through the great Crys- |
tal Falls iron district. The aim of this
company IL to locate their road through
the country that il will benefit the most 1
and which will also be the most bene-
fetal 10 il, and TO not tap this district
would beiatal TO theirinterests. Crystal
Falls possesses more working mines and
larger numbering industries than any
town on the Range. The company IL
earnestly and cordially invited TO visit
this section before the line is extended
from Florence, and il is believed that,
they being gentlemen Of judgment, will
readily see the unparalleled advantages
4 To be gained by adoptinga route through
this district. Should they inspect this
I locality il is safe to say that 1t viii at
once decide to bring their line of railroad
within this district. There is to befound
no other locality in Iron county that
presents such glowing advantages Tor an
enterprise oi this nature, and one that
also presents such staying qualities as
does this district. Our mines are alllarge
ones and the supply OF ore apparently
inexhaustable, besides the many new
mines will contribute much To the direct
good OF the new railroad, should 1t tap our
district. The Wisconsin Midland Rail-
way Co., which was organized but recent
ly Is composed OF gentlemen OF wealth,
enterprise and experience, The officers
are: President, A. q. Ruggles; vice
president, G. III. Benton; secretary, Dana
c. Lamb; treasurer, G. A. Knapp; execu-
tive committee, A. G.. Ruegles, \. Board
man, Dana G.. Lamb, Fond du Lac; Ed
ward Scofeld, 0conto; j. +. Young, Chi,
cago. Eastern capitalists have become
! interested in the project, preliminary
} surveys have been commenced and tn,
road will bo built as soon as possible
) The following relative 20 the enterpris,
E will be of interest, but IL should state
! that after the road leaves Florence, II
E will run directly through the great iror
7 belt OF Crystal Falls, il can'tvery well do
< otherwise, and dojustice to itself: "Th'
. Wisconsin Midland Railroad Co, ~ or
! ganized for the purpose OF constructing I
4 standard gauge railroad from the city q
n Fond du Lac, Wis, where il will connec
with the systems Of the Chicago x North
Western, the Chicago, Milwaukee ~
Paul. and the Wisconsin Central raj
!. WAYS; thence northerly along the eas
( shore OF Lake Winnebago, crossing th
n lower Fox river in the vicinity OF Apple
W ton, and thence To the Michigan stat
Ie line, Tor the purpose Of opening TO raj
N way traffic through the timbered region
~ some fifty miles in width--as yet almos
II unbroken, lying between the lines oil IN
a Milwaukee < Northern on the east an
=. the Milwaukee, Lake Shore x Wester
,c railroad on the west, Astounding in pin
u and hemlock for building purposes;
h. great variety OF hardwoods adapted
y the manufacture of agricultural impl
ID ments and furniture; the soft fibror
~ woods now in demand Tor the manuia
Ds ture OF wood pulp; and a great abui
v. dance OF timber required for railway col
" struction; and TO provide additions
"a facilities for the transportation of u
10 vast mineral deposits OF Northern Wi
"a consin and the Upper Peninsula OF Mic
igan. Abranch from the most convcniei
point on the main line 90 Sturgeon ia,
on Lake Michigan, ia made part OF u
all enterprise, providing also for southel
We extension when deemed desirable III
y. articles Of incorporation rccite that u
en- length Of the main line northerly iro
d. the city Of Fond du Lac will be one hu
We dred and fifty miles or thcreabouts. III
We length OF the Pcnninsular branch viii
by about seventy-tive miles, and the leng'
al OF the southern extension ninety mil
vc or thcreabouts. The country betwc'
IL Fond du Lac and Appleton--a distan
on OF forty miles--is one Of the finest trac
Ne OF farming land in the west; thickly ~
+. tied by an enormous German populatio
From Appleton north TO Cecil, at =